The Misfit of Demon King Academy: Volume 4 Act 1 (Light Novel) (eBook)

Shu (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-8754-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The war between demon and man has been successfully thwarted, marking the students' return to the Demon King Academy. If only peace were so easy to obtain. The people of Dilhade must now face the truth about the long-awaited Demon King and adjust to the abolishment of royalty. Anos must tread carefully-for old enemies, and even old friends, have been awaiting his return.

A familiar face from two thousand years ago then arrives at the Demon King Academy-but he's somehow been possessed by a god! Nosgalia the Heavenly Father, who opposed Anos during the Mythical Age, swears to impose his downfall and return order to the world. But can order truly fight the foe that abolishes all reason? Find out in the fourth installment of The Misfit of Demon King Academy: the Great Spirit Arc!

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§ Prologue: The Mother of Spirits

Two thousand years ago.

Aharthern, the Great Spirit Forest.

“Gather around, everyone.”

Trees rustled at the sound of a girl’s voice. Wondrous tree spirits carried her message throughout the forest.

The girl in question had six crystalline wings on her back, hair as beautiful as a clear lake, and eyes as bright as amber. Despite her being in the middle of the forest, not a speck of dust or dirt was to be found on her jade-colored dress. She was the Great Spirit Reno, the famed mother of all spirits.

Spirits were born from rumors and legends. Unlike humans, they did not emerge from the wombs of their mothers, but instead considered her their mother. The Great Spirit Reno herself had arisen from that legend.

“I’ve decided to go to Delsgade,” she declared. “I don’t know if the Demon King is telling the truth, but I believe it’s worth giving him a chance—especially if it means this war will finally come to an end.”

The trees swayed restlessly as a light fog drifted between them. From it emerged tiny winged fairies, mischievous spirits called titi, who all started chirping at once.

“Are you sure?”

“Are you really going?”

“Reno’s going?”

“When will you be back? Will you be back?”

“Don’t worry,” Reno replied. “I’ll return. The Demon King has had plenty of opportunities to kill me, but he has never taken any of them. He won’t do anything like that.” She moved through the forest, floating a hair’s breadth above the ground. “Don’t play too many pranks on lost travelers while I’m gone.”

The fairies giggled.

“Can’t promise that.”

“What to do...”

“Pranks? No pranks?”

“Pranks!”

Reno shot the innocently smiling fairies an unimpressed glare. “Don’t test me, titi.”

The tiny fairies straightened their postures and covered their mouths with both hands.

“It’s a promise, okay?” Reno added, but the titi’s stiffened bodies continued trembling. “Pretending to be scared of me won’t help you.”

The titi shook their heads.

“No.”

“That’s not it, Reno.”

“Something’s come.”

“Something’s here.”

Reno looked at them curiously. “What’s here?”

The titi darted about frantically, chattering all at once.

“Scary...”

“The scary one is here.”

“A god...”

“A scary god...”

“He’s coming!”

“Here he comes!”

The titi scattered.

As the fog lifted, a man emerged from the thicket. He was tall and on the slim side, dressed in loose robes and a loincloth. The man was unarmed, but the sheer power he emanated was clearly out of the ordinary.

“Why, hello. I came in search of thee, mother of all spirits.”

Reno stiffened, narrowing her eyes. “Who are you?”

“I am Nosgalia, the Heavenly Father—the father of all gods, if thou wilt.” Nosgalia paid no heed to Reno’s wary expression. “I’ve come here today to make a proposal. I’m thinking of creating a new Child of God, and thou hast been selected to give birth to the vessel. Congratulations, Reno. A child of thine will make a fine god.”

“Is that all you have to say after turning up like this?”

“Oh?” Nosgalia looked quizzically down at Reno. “Is something wrong? Thou shouldst be rejoicing. Thou art to harbor the vessel for a Child of God and give birth to new order in this world.”

“I’m afraid I’ll have to refuse. I have enough children as is.”

Nosgalia laughed dryly. “That is not an option. This is a god’s will.”

He stepped slowly forward, but Reno held up her hand. Magic circles appeared across the forest, all pointed towards Nosgalia.

“Aharthern is the abode of spirits. Not even a god may do as they please here.”

“Do not defy me. The word of a god is absolute,” he said, taking another step.

At that moment, the trees of the forest writhed, extending their branches towards him. The tips of those branches sharpened into spikes that pierced Nosgalia, skewering him from every angle.

“Off with you, mannerless god, or I’ll feed your magic to the trees.”

“How wonderful, Reno, that thou possesseth the power to harm a god. As I expected, thou art worthy of being the womb to give birth to the vessel.” Nosgalia snapped his fingers. “Obey order. The word of a god is absolute.”

At those words, the branches withdrew from his body and attacked their master. Reno, rather than holding off the enemy, found herself restrained.

“What is this?”

“All magic in this world is my ally. Now rejoice, Reno.” Nosgalia fixed his gaze on her. “I shall now bestow upon thee a Child of God.”

Just then, a jet-black sun of Jio Graze came hurtling down from the sky, striking the Heavenly Father. The god stared coldly at the black flames licking his body.

“Cease your burning, dreadful flames,” Nosgalia commanded, but the scorching fire did not cease. “Wait, how...?”

“Hmm. Unfortunately, my magic doesn’t like to follow orders.”

Descending from the skies above was the Demon King of Tyranny, Anos Voldigoad, who landed on the ground before them.

“The word of a god is absolute. Cease your burning, dreadful flames,” Nosgalia repeated, channeling more magic into his words. Jio Graze vanished in submission.

Taking advantage of his opponent’s distraction, Demon King Anos plunged his black-stained fingers into the heart of the god. “There’s no need to get so worked up. Is extinguishing a few flames that big of a deal?”

The god’s blood dripped from Anos’s hand, but the Heavenly Father spoke without a care. “Try as thou might, a god cannot die. This is the order of the world.”

“I know you gods value order above all else, but that is what blinds you from reality.” The Demon King drew a magic circle inside Nosgalia’s body. It was for Degzegd, a curse that drove the subject’s magic out of control. “Perish at the hands of your own power.”

Dark snakelike marks broke out across Nosgalia’s body. Those marks bared their fangs and snapped them shut. The god’s vast power was attempting to destroy the god himself. Nosgalia’s right arm fell from his body, the wound gradually decaying as the curse ate away at him.

“Huh.” He retreated. Only the magic circle for Degzegd remained before Anos. “I see now. Thou must be the Demon King of Tyranny. Perfect timing.”

“Oh? What’s so perfect about it?”

The god smirked. “The gods have ordained the extermination of the Demon King. The Child of God shall soon be born to seal thy demise. There shall be no escaping this order.”

“Right. But before that happens, Nosgalia—you shall die.”

Nosgalia sneered at Anos’s words. “Cease your burning, dreadful flames. The word of a god is—”

A light flashed before the god, and his throat was slit. Nosgalia opened and closed his mouth, but he was unable to speak.

A metallic clink carried through the air as a demon sword returned to its sheath. The one who’d cleaved the god’s throat was a man with white hair and cold eyes—the strongest swordsman of demonkind and the Demon King’s right-hand man, Shin Reglia.

“The words of a god are useless when they cannot be uttered,” he said.

Nosgalia gaped.

The sword in Shin’s hand, Gilionojes, the Pillage Blade, came from his collection of one thousand demon swords. It was a cursed blade that stole the function of whatever it slashed—life from a slashed heart, vision from slashed eyes, or the voice from a slashed throat. Even once the wound healed, that which had been stolen would not be returned.

“You gods have a bad habit of declaring yourselves the reason of the world,” Anos said. “Perhaps it’s about time you added this to your so-called order: even the reason of the gods shall perish before me.”

Anos grabbed the magic circle, crushing it with his bare hands. The silenced Nosgalia crumbled to dust and disappeared with the wind.

Reno watched in a daze. A god had been overpowered before her very eyes.

“Now then, mother of all spirits, I have come to hear your answer. Have you made up your mind?” Anos asked.

Reno took a deep breath to calm her mind, then answered, “I’ve decided to give you a chance.”

“That’s good to hear.”

“I’m ready to go at any moment.”

“I’m afraid I’m still waiting on one last answer. You can wait here until then.”

“I see.”

“I’ll leave a guard with you. The road to Delsgade can be dangerous, and an anti-magic barrier prevents the use of Gatom.” Anos turned to address the kneeling Shin. “As discussed, you shall be entrusted with escorting Reno until she returns to Aharthern. She is my guest, so comply with her requests to the best of your ability.”

“Understood.”

“Huh? Wait, I don’t need anything like that!”...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.4.2023
• Reihe/Serie: The Misfit of Demon King Academy (Light Novel)
• Reihe/Serie: The Misfit of Demon King Academy (Light Novel)
• Illustrationen: Shizumayoshinori
• Übersetzer: Mana Z.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: Heroes • Light Novel • Magic • OP protagonist • Reincarnation • school
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-8754-7 / 1718387547
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-8754-6 / 9781718387546